Advice needed. TIA!

[MdRoboto]

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Hi,

I'm starting this thread because I found myself in a bit of a rough/difficult situation.
I took NBME 17 about 3 weeks ago, on which I got a 188. After that NBME I wasn't able to study for almost 2.5 weeks due to the death of a close relative. Knowing I was facing difficult times and wasn't able to study at all for almost 2.5 weeks, I changed my exam date to the end of November (29th). This leaves me, as of Today, with 3 full weeks of dedicated studying.
I still have 42% of UWorld to complete. (58% Cumulative so far on this first pass which has been done on Random and Timed mode). I'm also going thru FA, Pathoma and Anki Cards daily. I should be able to finish UWorld in 2 weeks, and have the last week to go over incorrect q's.

How realistic are my chances of passing the exam?
Any advice?

Thanks for your time and wish you all success/best of luck on your studies,

MdRoboto

Edit: Grammatical error.

 

[PowerDan]

Take an NBME or two. Only way to tell.

 

[MaRcO16]

Hi,

I'm starting this thread because I found myself in a bit of a rough/difficult situation.
I took NBME 17 about 3 weeks ago, on which I got a 188. After that NBME I wasn't able to study for almost 2.5 weeks due to the death of a close relative. Knowing I was facing difficult times and wasn't able to study at all for almost 2.5 weeks, I changed my exam date to the end of November (29th). This leaves me, as of Today, with 3 full weeks of dedicated studying.
I still have 42% of UWorld to complete. (58% Cumulative so far on this first pass which has been done on Random and Timed mode). I'm also going thru FA, Pathoma and Anki Cards daily. I should be able to finish UWorld in 2 weeks, and have the last week to go over incorrect q's.

How realistic are my chances of passing the exam?
Any advice?

Thanks for your time and wish you all success/best of luck on your studies,

MdRoboto

Edit: Grammatical error.

Well i have a friend that he failed all the nbmes, but he has uworld overall 65% and he got 218.

He only use fa and uworld + pathoma.

 

[MdRoboto]

Take an NBME or two. Only way to tell.

I will be taking NBME 18 before the exam. Do you suggest taking it a week before? This gives me two full weeks of studying before the NBME and a week to hit weak subjects before the exam.

Thanks for the reply and congrats on an awesome score btw!

Well i have a friend that he failed all the nbmes, but he has uworld overall 65% and he got 218.

He only use fa and uworld + pathoma.

That's awesome! It's kind of crazy that there are people that can manage to do things like this and others who failed with good NBME average scores. So many variables come into play. I will have to grind this 3 weeks like crazy and hope to get a form that suites my knowledge. But there's no way I'm going to sit down without passing NBME 18. Hoping for the best. Thanks for sharing.

 

[MdRoboto]

What improvement can I expect on this 3 weeks?
(Finishing UWorld, going over incorrects and another pass of FA)

Sorry if this q is kinda vague and too general. I know some of you have a good knowledge of all the users that post here over the years and can give some valuable input/opinions. Enough SDN, back to the books I go...

Thanks for your time!

 

[PowerDan]

I will be taking NBME 18 before the exam. Do you suggest taking it a week before? This gives me two full weeks of studying before the NBME and a week to hit weak subjects before the exam.

Thanks for the reply and congrats on an awesome score btw!

You're welcome. Yes, taking it a week before the exam is reasonable - gives you time to spot any remaining weak areas and tie up the loose ends.